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Why we buy organic and fair trade: Feelings matter

New research identifies the emotions that motivate some people to make ethical choices day after day.




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London assembly tells mayor: Divest £4.8B pension fund from fossil fuels

The motion is non-binding, but that doesn't mean it doesn't matter.




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For 'sustainable lifestyles' to succeed, we must talk about money

If we're going to push lifestyle change as a strategy, how we manage our money is one of the most important topics of all.




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Your guide to ethical and sustainable leggings

Leggings are a wardrobe staple for many, whether we’re keeping our legs warm in the winter or staying comfy at yoga all year long.




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How to create an ethical wardrobe for less money

Ethical fashion brands tend to be very expensive, but there are ways to make the transition without spending a pile of money.




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It's better to have a job than no job... but it's not that simple

Just because garment workers are desperate doesn't mean we should exploit them.




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Sierra Club and Aspiration launch new platform for sustainable investing

Putting your money to work for sustainability is probably one of the most important things you can do. It just got easier.




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Ethical consumers are perceived as odd, boring, unattractive, and not stylish

An amusing new study delves into the social consequences of one person witnessing another person doing the 'ethical thing' -- and why it makes them uncomfortable.




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Gates Foundation divests all its holdings in BP

Yet another sign that the oil industry is facing significant headwinds.




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These basic black leggings are made from recycled water bottles

Your favorite clothing item just got even better. These new leggings from Girlfriend Collective tick all the boxes when it comes to eco-friendly and ethical production.




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Is it possible to be a frugal and ethical shopper?

These two values can feel deeply at odds with each other, which can make shopping decisions very challenging.




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Emma Watson promotes ethical, sustainable fashion in new Instagram account

While advertising her new film "Beauty & the Beast", Watson wants people to think about how and where clothes are made.




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Why rapid decarbonization is the only choice we have

The longer we wait, the more expensive (and dangerous) it gets.




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World Bank will stop financing oil and gas exploration and production

And they are not alone...




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Putting A Green Face On Facebook

Facebook makes reconnecting with your past almost scandalous. One friend leads you to 10 more in an exponential manner -- from college, your travels, high school, pre-school




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Carpool with Facebook

The new Facebook applications feature allows people to add all sorts of functions to the website. One interesting one that we've seen is the Carpooling add-on. Users can post their journeys, where they become searchable. People can then get in contact




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MakeMeSustainable: The Green Alternative to Social Networking

What with social networking sites like Facebook all the rage right now and more attention than ever being focused on the issues of global warming and climate change, the moment certainly seems propitious for the unveiling of MakeMeSustainable, a




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GoLoco Hits Facebook

With the social networking site Facebook recently opening up their platform to external applications, many organizations and companies are taking advantage of the social connection that Facebook thrives on. We previously covered attempts to use




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Facebook Unveils Massive 'Green' Datacenter Near Arctic Circle

Cooling servers requires a lot of energy, so why not locate them somewhere that is always cold?




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Audubon Releases Birding the Net, the Opposite of Angry Birds

Tweet tweet. Collect enough virtual birds and you could make it to the Galapagos.




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Best of Green Readers' Choice: Energy

Who are the best ambassadors for clean energy, energy industry innovators, activists, and more? Vote here.




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Facebook and Opower Launch Social Energy App

Ready to share kilowatts? Facebook launched its social energy app today that will enable users to share and compare their home energy consumption.




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Best of Green: Energy

Whlle TreeHugger has covered energy issues since its founding, Energy as a Best of Green category is new for 2012. Find out the best energy project, energy ambassador, activist group, and more.




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Facebook Paid Instagram $1 Billion for Emotion. What's It Worth to the Environment?

Why did Facebook pay $1 billion for Instagram and what can the environmental movement learn from this? It's all about emotion.




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BBC Launches Facebook App "Meet Your Planet"

A new app from BBC allows you to explore content from their great nature documentaries.




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Facebook launches live data center efficiency dashboard

You can now view the energy and water efficiency performance of the company's North Carolina and Oregon data centers in real-time.




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Comedy video spoofs Facebook's Keystone XL support

With Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg facing criticism for supporting Keystone XL pipeline, a comedy duo mocks Facebook "Mess" Everything Up Department.




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Follow the eye candy even if you cannot be at eCarTec

If you cannot be live in Munich for eCarTec, check out the photo updates on their facebook page




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Facebook wants to use solar drones to bring internet access to the world

The company would use the Solara solar-powered drone, which can remain in flight for five years at a time!




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Facebook now lets you donate to charities with just a couple clicks

Non-profit organizations can now use the site to run fundraising campaigns and the simplicity could make a big impact.




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Facebook is 'parasitic,' says Zuckerberg's former mentor

From political manipulation to dangerous addiction, Roger NcNamee insists that Facebook needs to change its business model to be less harmful.




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Buildup to Greenbuild: How Green Is Toronto?

Last year before Greenbuild in Chicago, one of America's best architecture critics, Blair Kamin, wrote the introduction to Chicago for GreenSource Magazine. So I was pretty nervous when I was asked to write this year's introduction to Toronto; That is




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No More Buildups To Greenbuild; It's Here

The buildup is over; Greenbuild has opened in Toronto. I will be heading out to tweet and report from the Convention Centre for the next three days, and round up my buildup posts herein.




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BuildingGreen's 10 Top Green Products For 2012 Unveiled

I am a huge fan of BuildingGreen, but have not given a lot of coverage of their Green Product of the Year Awards. They are, to put it bluntly, not sexy, like watching Eoncote Ceramic paint dry. But I have been doing our readers a disservice, as I




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Best of Show, Booth Design at Greenbuild: Kohler And Living Machine

The point of having a booth at Greenbuild is to attract attention, and like with everything else, design matters. I immediately fell in love with the Kohler booth; In some ways it is so 2005 green, with its recycled materials




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Best Of Show: Sage Electrochromic Glass Is A Thermostat For The Sun

It is a fascinating product, glazing that darkens at the flip of a switch, eliminating the




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Most Appalling of Show: The Zurn Bariatric Toilet

We all know that America and the world are getting fatter, but I didn't know that they are even now making special toilets to deal with the problem. In fact it is, um, an expanding market; The Zurn Bariatric wall hung flush




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The Best of Greenbuild 2011: Innovative Green Building Products of the Future

What can one say about a show that attracts 23,000 green building professionals across the border to Toronto? It could only beGreenbuild, the grand spectacle put on by theU.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This was its tenth




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LEED-Bashing: USA Today Series Says It's Too Easy To Be Green (and a Whole Lot More)

The rating system is attacked in 2012 for its 2002 standard and the timing couldn't be worse.




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CREE Brings Wood and Concrete Hybrid Construction To North America

The Austrian system can build at 30 storey high-rise in thirty days




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Rick Fedrizzi Defends LEED, Attacks The Naysayers and Delivers Barn-Burner Defense of Green Building

The CEO of the USGBC brings it on and fights back against the Plastic People their poodles in Congress




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Method Homes Introduces New Paradigm Prefab Prototype at GreenBuild

It's going for every label from LEED to Living Building Challenge




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The envelope, please: BuildingGreen's top 10 green picks for 2014

It's the Oscars of green building products chosen by the experts, in the runup to Greenbuild.




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New LEED standards mean healthier, greener buildings on the way

LEED v4 is here.




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Best in Show: The Nexus eWater recycler saves water and energy

Waste water and waste heat recovery together at last, perhaps the most interesting new thing at Greenbuild.




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Touring the LivingHomes green modular for Make it Right at Greenbuild

It's the right thing to do in so many ways, as LivingHome, Make it Right, Cradle to Cradle and Hanley Wood build a comfy new home for the Lower Ninth




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Greenbuild roundup: Heroes, villains and vinyl

All kinds of interesting people were at Greenbuild.




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The envelope, please: BuildingGreen's top 10 green picks for 2016

It's a ritual; they pick the ten top products and I complain that they are not sexy. This year is different.




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Storing bikes? The Pushbike Arc lets anyone pack'em, stack'em and rack'em

This Australian design takes the work out of parking bikes.




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Scottish architect's Design-Build company MAKAR is doing wonders with wood

MAKAR is doing the kind of work that puts North American architects and builders to shame.